• SC frees Kashmiri after 11 yrs
• K-resolution only through talks: Jaswant
• 6 MILITANTS KILLED IN PAK
• More bodies found in Bihar, WB, toll 129
• Custodial deaths, torture on rise: SC
• GSLV-D3 mission fails, rocket deviates from path
• BSNL employees plan indefinite strike from April 20

Contingency plan to tackle water crisis on anvil

KASHMIR RECEIVED 40% LESS RAINS IN 2009

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Apr 15: With Jammu and Kashmir witnessing frequent dry spells and less precipitation in the recent past, the government has started work on a contingency plan to tackle any water crisis which More

• Dr Israr’s demise mourned
• SHIIS pays tributes
• Hurriyat (G) offers Gaibana Jinaza for Dr Israr
• Zubair’s drowning evokes condemnation
• JKLF grieved at Kitab’s demise

Frequent stops mock at bus bays

Everyday, thousands of passengers complain of time wastage in travel even as many City routes have the designated stops but are hardly used

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Apr 15: Despite having the bus bay facility on the City routes, the public transport buses resort to frequent stops at undesignated spots making the passengers waste their precious time while More

• Quick garbage lifting for prestige: SMC employees
• KG Polytechnic to have degree courses: Chib
• IGP Kashmir addresses KU delegates
• Sagar tours Shaher-e-Khaas
• Chat is SP college principal

Durbar move preparations start on war footing

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Apr 15: Jammu and Kashmir Government has kicked off its preparations for the annual Durbar move on war footing as the employees returned to work after around 12 days of strike here on Thursday.Official More

• 7 KAS officers transferred
• Summer timing in Jammu division notified
• Bhalla for action against occupants of Nazool property
• CM’s grievance cell disposes 7848 cases
• NYK invites applications

SC frees Kashmiri after 11 yrs

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Apr 15: The Supreme Court has set free Muhammad Maqbool Tantray who faced trial for 20 years and spent over 11 years in jail for allegedly abducting former Jammu and Kashmir legislator Mir Mustafa More

• K-resolution only through talks: Jaswant
• 6 MILITANTS KILLED IN PAK
• More bodies found in Bihar, WB, toll 129
• Custodial deaths, torture on rise: SC
• GSLV-D3 mission fails, rocket deviates from path

Tourist arrivals up, hotel occupancy 70 pc in Valley

NAZIA AKHTAR

Srinagar, Apr 15: With tourist arrivals picking up, the hotels here are marking a 60 to 70 per cent occupancy rate – a remarkable improvement over the corresponding period of the last year.  Talking More

• Omar for coordinated efforts to boost agriculture
• TAAK concerned over ‘duping’ of tourists by unscrupulous traders
• Valley entrepreneurs hail JK Bank technology upgradation scheme
• Salathia for completion of Udyog Bhawan in time
• Chain-stitch workers go on strike

Tipu’s sword fetches 505,250 pounds

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

London, Apr 15: Tipu Sultan’s 200 year old majestic sword has fetched a record price of 505,250 pounds at an auction at Sotheby’s, ten times its estimated price. The sword was estimated to fetch 50 More

• 700 aftershocks, inclement weather hamper rescue
• UN panel’s report on Benazir’s murder soon
• 'Pak military has strong role in policy'
• Singh meets Hu, discuss bilateral issues
• Foreign forces can’t stay in Afghanistan in perpetuity: Obama